Euro leaders react to Trump victory

AROUND 50 European leaders are reassessing their trans-Atlantic relations at a summit in the hope that Donald Trump’s second US presidency will avoid the strife of his first administration.

European officials, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte, were also due to seek a strong common stance on Russia at the one-day gathering yesterday.

Mr Rutte, who was Dutch prime minister during Mr Trump’s first 2017-21 presidency, said: “I worked with him very well for four years.

“He is extremely clear about what he wants.

“He understands that you have to deal with each other to come to joint positions. And I think we can do that.”

He also insisted that the common challenges posed by Russia in Ukraine affected both sides of the Atlantic.